Visit strengthens partnership with Argentina
By Zhao Huanxin (China Daily)
Updated: 2004-11-18 01:31

Argentina and China Wednesday pledged to forge a "strategic partnership."

President Hu Jintao (left) shakes hands with Argentinian President Nestor Kirchner after signing co-operation agreements yesterday aimed at increasing bilateral trade and investment at the Casa Rosada presidential palace.[China Daily]

President Hu Jintao Wednesday visited Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina, in the second leg of a South American tour that includes Brazil, Chile and Cuba.

He was welcomed by President Nesto Kirchner during a solemn ceremony in the presidential square.

Hu's visit comes five months after Kirchner's own trip to China.

The exchange of visits underlines the importance both sides give to the bilateral re